Fedor Still The Best - KOs Rogers

Fedor Emelianenko took an uncharacteristic beating in his second round TKO of Brett Rogers last night. Rogers proved he's the real deal when he went toe to toe with the best fighter in the world. Rogers' striking ability was clearly impressive and his size on the ground made it more challenging for Fedor than anticipated. In the end, however, Fedor's accurate punching eventually caught up to Rogers when Fedor landed a solid straight right hand that flattened the big Rogers. Rogers was out; Fedor jumped on top of him and the referee quickly stopped the fight. The main event was exciting and the entire card was quite good. Definitely will be a huge success for Strikeforce and CBS. In other fights, Jake Shields won the middleweight title via decision and Gegard Mousasi showed once again that he is the future of the sport by winning his light heavyweight tilt in style. In the opening bout, Fabricio Werdum took out Antonio Silva in a clash of heavyweight ju-jitsu warriors.

Next up for Fedor could be a few options. There's the possibility of a rematch with Rogers given how exciting the fight was I'm sure the fans wouldn't mind seeing that again. There's also Werdum and awol heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem. Both would make for exciting fights. I think Rogers needs another easier fight before stepping back in the ring with Fedor. The next crack at Fedor should go to Overeem or Werdum as both would be interesting and should draw well especially after the success of last night.